On the 23rd, Grandma asked us to come up a little early to make gingerbread houses. The boys had a really good time and Hunter and Ashton actually stuck with it until they finished their houses. Shepherd ate more house than he actually did work on it.
This is what Shep did... bite of cookie
... put icing on finger...
... lick icing off of finger...
... rest on daddy.
You could tell Hunter had done this at school He did really good on his own
Hunter mastering the decorating
Grandma helping Ash with the bag of of icing
Ashton begins decorating
Papa Hub helping Charlee
Finished products. From left to right- Ashtons, Hunters, Charlees, and Shepherds.
*** Just a note, the other side of Hunters was way better than the side I took a picture of, he put the tiny ball candies in 4 even rows. And Shepherd's was really done by Grandma. And I love the way Ashton noticed the smaller details like decorating the yard.
Then we went to Tommy and Sandee's house for what I will call the SBS (last name initials) get together. This one included Chad's mom and dad, his sister and her family, and his aunt and uncle and their kids (with a girlfriend). Love this smaller gathering! We still feel the absence of Chad's grandpa though. He had such a presence when he was in a room. He didn't even need to say a word and you knew he was there. I miss that.
The 24th began at noon with the "G" get together. The food at this gathering is enough to feed a small army. I neglected to take the 1st picture... oops. For some reason my camera hardly ever makes it out of the bag when at this get together.
Then it was off to open presents at Chad's parents house. We just let the kids go first and then tried to shove them in a corner with their toys so we could enjoy watching Grandma and Papa Hub open their gifts.
Opening presents
Papa Hub's book we made him. I got the base idea off of pinterest... here is the link to the blog. We tweaked it a lot though by doing a two part book instead that 1) had pictures from his 60th birthday party and 2) had family members and friends send us their favorite "Hub" story. I put a picture of whoever told the story with the story right beside it. He really loves the book and I loved putting it together. I learned a lot about my father in law.
Uncle Tommy and Aunt Sandee watching the kids play
The last get together on Chad's side of the family is in the evening on the 24th. This one is at his grandma's house. The food was good and I really enjoyed it. The people are real and quite genuine... which I totally appreciate.
Unwrapping gifts at Mamo's house
Miss Charlee loving her new "princess" toy
Mamo W and the boys
Mamo W with the boys and Grandma
Though we are worn out, we have a had a great 2 days. I think the boys now own almost every piece of Car and Cars 2 item ever invented! We have also started quite the Lego and Batman collection as well! Thank you to Chad's parents for always making this time of year a special one for both the boys and us.
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